Rewards when you are in maintenance?

ldrosophila

OK, I'll admit it I have the mentality of a 12 year old if you want to get me to move you have to promise presents. I need to be rewarded with something. Right now I have it set up that every 10lbs I get a new prize of some sort.

I was thinking what will I do IF I ever get to maintenance? I've decided I'll reward myself for other things dropping a certain body fat %, being about to do X number of push ups, run 2 miles in X amount of time, reduce me waist to X amount of inches, ect. I'll find something when it comes to getting new toys I ill find some sort of motivational intrinsic factor.

Do you maintainers continue to reward yourself? What do you reward yourself with?

natalie412

Maintaining and enjoying life IS the reward for me! I have found maintenance to be quite easy, although I still log my food after 10 months of maintenance.

BurtHuttz

I did motivate myself during weight loss with those sorts of rewards but now that I'm in maintenance, I feel that this is what I want; so it doesn't occur to me to reward myself for it, if that makes sense? I haven't been able to get out and exercise the last few days and it's driving me crazy! So, really, at this point, continuing to exercise, getting faster, stronger, more muscle; those have become the carrots for me :-)

lilred806

New clothes each season I maintain. I will probably do something else for the first year as well. I am so scared I will gain weight back.